Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-05-24

CHICO, May 23d.-The Enterprise pub
fishes the following interview with A. l..
Shubert, who captured Hong Di Shubert
says: ! was driving along the Marysville
and Oroyille road, keeping my eyes open
all the time for Hong Di. | was nearly
opposite the house known as Pol!ock's S,
four miles east of Gridley, when | saw q
Chinaman coming along the road toward
me. His actions were suspicious. His
clothes were tattered, and he had on shoes
made of sacks. His hat was turned down
over his face, and as he approached
me he threw his head down. but
not enough to hide his face. When he was
about fifteen feet from me- stopped nv
! team and called and beckoned to him. He
did not heed, but shook his head, pointed
down the road and mumbled something to
himself. / called to him three times. but
he kept right on. After | called the last
| time got down from my wagon to over
take the Chinaman, who had gone bv me
me getting down and broke and ran for the
fence on the lefthand side of the road. over
which he jumped into the field
A short distance behind me s. G. Saund-
ers was driving along the road. Before
| started after the Chinaman T
stopped Saunders and told him |
thought the fugitive was Hong Di.
and that | was going to capture
him. ] asked Saunders for pistol, but he
had none, and 50 ] jumped the fence and
started after the Chinaman, who had con-
siderable of start. We crossed two fields
and jumped three fences, but ! kept gain
ing all the time. The Chinaman stopped
several times and turned toward me. pnt.
ting his hand on his hip as if he had pis-
tol. When he did so l would stop also. as
feared he really bad a pistol and would
shoot. At last, while we were in the third
field, | was close upon the Chinaman,
when he turned on ME again, but this time
pu5 my own hand back. as if
to shoot, and the Chinaman sud
denly dropped down on his knees.
threw up both hands and begged
me not 20 shoot him. asked him who he
was, and he said. Me Hong-Hong-
Billion; live at St. John" | told him 10
come with me-, and started back to the
road, he Offering no resistance Saunders
met me at the fence as | came back with
Hong Di. We cut strips of cloth and tied
his hands, and then put him in the wagon
tying him down with rope, without any
resistance on his part.
All the way back through the fields and
while we were tying him, ne kept telling
the facts of the murder, and all the time
we were bringing him 10 Chico he was
talkative. Saunders and drove to Grid
ley and changed our team there, and then
hurried onto Chico, where we arrived about
half past ). Hong Di was taken to the
house of Rev. J. Z. Barnes, father-in-law
of Mr.. Shabert, where he was given some
thing to eat He was almost fanished, as
he said he had had nothing to eat but green
wheat for the past four days and no water
for three days.
He made a full confession of the murder
to Rev. Mr.. Barnes and Mrs Shubert while
at the house. Mr.. Shubert went to Henry
Whites to get team and took down Mr..
White with him, who saw Hong and
identified him be- ond a doubt, The boy
is much emaciated, but he has the mole on
his neck, and other marks by which be is
recognized.
Mr.. Shubert left Chico for 0roville with
his prisoner about 4 o'clock yesterday after
noon. On the road he passed Joseph Bill
liou who was searching for the Chinaman.
but as the prisoner was tied down in the
bottom of covered wagon Mr.. Billion
knew nothing of the capture until later.
Mr.. Shubert reached Oroville about Z
O'Clock, and drove through the town rap
idly to the Jail and saw Hong Di safely
locked in a cell. Judge Freer was present
at the time, and Sheriff Ball arrived shortly
afterward. In their presence the China
man made q full confession of the murder,
why he committed it, where he has been
since, and all the facts connected with il,
Which have been kept from the press.
Mr. Billion has been to Oroville and
identified the prisoner, and the Sheriff of
Colusa hes been notified, and probably
Hong Di will be in Coluss before to-mof-
row morning.
The sgm of $1,000 has been offered in
rewards, and there may be a suit over the
payments, as Saunders claims an equal
share with Shubert, which the latter is moi
willing to accede.